Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1118 Starbird Circle, San Jose · 95117
At a glance
Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital is a 55,550-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1118 Starbird Circle, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1967. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 45.0 kBtu/ft² and 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 38% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 45.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 141 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 236,602 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 55,550 sq ft |
| Source record | california:8587992:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 85 | +4 | 45.0 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 81 | -7 | 45.8 kBtu/ft² | 153 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 88 | ±0 | 41.8 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 88 | +5 | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 130 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 83 | ±0 | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 145 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 83 | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 146 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1118 Starbird Circle, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95117
- Coordinates
- 37.30609, -121.96471
Within ~1 km
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How does Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 45.0 kBtu/ft² is about 31% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,550 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 21 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2019 to 85 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 88. Site EUI moved from 43.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 45.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 146 tCO₂e to 141 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital's 45.0 kBtu/ft² across 55,550 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (733 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 236,602 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital to report its energy use?
Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record california:8587992:2024). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital's energy grade?
Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital scores 85 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.0 kBtu/ft² across 55,550 sq ft, including 236,602 kWh of electricity.
What are Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital's carbon emissions?
Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital reported 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital?
Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital is at 1118 Starbird Circle, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95117. Its coordinates are 37.30609, -121.96471 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital and when was it built?
Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital has 55,550 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Viva Apartments - Saratoga Capital, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/viva-apartments-saratoga-capital-ddf8f657 (data as of July 9, 2026).